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201. NHD55/44

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/44
Title:
Orchid. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Orchid Orchidaceae family Original inscriptions: 石吊蘭 (front lower left in ink); Sheae-tew-lan (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Flowering stem of a pink orchid plant. Long, thick, pale brown-pink root with numerous hairy rootlets and gree...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

202. NHD55/45

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/45
Title:
Mulberry. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Mulberry Morus alba L.; Moraceae family Original inscriptions: 桑 (front lower right in ink); 桑 (reverse lower left in pencil); -桑 Song-shen (reverse lower right in pencil; first character unintelligible) Further inscriptions: W, Ch. (front lower left in ink) Fruiting branch of a mulberry pla...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

203. NHD55/46

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/46
Title:
Pothos. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Pothos Pothos L.; Araceae family Original inscriptions: 石莲 (front lower right in ink); 石 (front lower right in pencil); Sheae-lin (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) Thick, yellow-green segmented twig, with alternate ensiform leaves, leaves ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

204. NHD55/47

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/47
Title:
Mandarin Orange. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Mandarin Orange Citrus reticulata Blanco L.; Rutaceae family Original inscriptions: 柑 (front lower right in ink); Kum (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) Flowering and fruiting branch of a mandarin tree. Woody, dark brown-reddish and greyish ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

205. NHD55/48

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/48
Title:
Orchid. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Orchid Orchidaceae family Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Orchidiea (reverse lower right in pencil) Flowering stem of an unidentified yellow-purple flower orchid. Leafless pale pink pseudo-bulb, round with small and faint pale pink rootlets; two short and narrow orange...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

206. NHD56/1

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD56/1
Title:
Sweet flag. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Sweet flag Acoruscalamus L.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

207. NHD56/2

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD56/2
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant Original inscriptions: Pun-Pō (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Flowering branch of an unidentified white flower plant. Dark brown, woody branch, with numerous alternate and clustered leave...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

208. NHD56/3

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD56/3
Title:
Chinese chestnut. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Chinese chestnut Sterculia monosperma Vent.; Malvaceae family Original inscriptions: : 貧婆 (front lower right in ink) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Sterculia balangas (front lower right in pencil) Woody, dark grey and reddish branch, with four simple, alternate leave...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

209. NHD56/4

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD56/4
Title:
Pitcher plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Pitcher plant Nepenthes distillatoria L.; Nepentheceae family Original inscriptions: 猪蘢草 (front lower right in ink); Pchu-lung-tsow (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Nepenthes distillatoria (front lower right in pencil); Nepenthes distilla...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

210. NHD56/5

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD56/5
Title:
Kumquat. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Kumquat Citrus japonica Thunb.; Rutaceae family Original inscriptions: 山金橘 (front lower right in ink); Shan-Kúm-quat (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) Flowering and fruiting branch of a kumquat plant. Reddish branch with opposite elliptic ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

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